Overview
- LSVD+, which issued its warning Friday, said authorities are failing to protect queer people and pressed to add “sexual identity” to Article 3 of the Basic Law.
- Fresh state figures show continued increases: Hamburg counted 166 cases in 2025, Schleswig-Holstein logged 105 in 2024, NRW rose to 284 in 2025 from 86 in 2022, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reached 56 in 2025, and Saxony recorded 163 in 2025.
- Police say many registered offences are tied to the right-wing spectrum and include online insults, with officials also citing polarization, social media, and greater reporting as possible drivers.
- Berlin’s Maneo logged 945 people affected in 2025 yet estimates it captures only 10% to 20% of incidents, and its report describes strained referral networks as projects face cuts and full caseloads.
- Political pressure is building before Sunday’s International Day against queer‑phobia, with the Left Party urging stronger safeguards and rights groups placing the trend within a wider squeeze on minority protections.